DE69029312D1 - Energy-saving circuit for controlling thin-film electroluminescent elements - Google Patents

Energy-saving circuit for controlling thin-film electroluminescent elements

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DE69029312D1
DE69029312D1 DE69029312T DE69029312T DE69029312D1 DE 69029312 D1 DE69029312 D1 DE 69029312D1 DE 69029312 T DE69029312 T DE 69029312T DE 69029312 T DE69029312 T DE 69029312T DE 69029312 D1 DE69029312 D1 DE 69029312D1
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Prior art keywords
energy
electroluminescent elements
saving circuit
film electroluminescent
controlling thin
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Expired - Fee Related
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DE69029312T
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German (de)
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DE69029312T2 (en
Inventor
Juris Andrejs Asars
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CBS Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
    • G09G3/20—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
    • G09G3/22—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources
    • G09G3/30—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources using electroluminescent panels
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B44/00—Circuit arrangements for operating electroluminescent light sources
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G2330/00—Aspects of power supply; Aspects of display protection and defect management
    • G09G2330/02—Details of power systems and of start or stop of display operation
    • G09G2330/021—Power management, e.g. power saving
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B20/00—Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps
    • Y02B20/30—Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Control Of Indicators Other Than Cathode Ray Tubes (AREA)
  • Electroluminescent Light Sources (AREA)
DE69029312T 1989-09-25 1990-09-21 Energy-saving circuit for controlling thin-film electroluminescent elements Expired - Fee Related DE69029312T2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/412,241 US5126727A (en) 1989-09-25 1989-09-25 Power saving drive circuit for tfel devices

Publications (2)

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DE69029312D1 true DE69029312D1 (en) 1997-01-16
DE69029312T2 DE69029312T2 (en) 1997-05-22

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DE69029312T Expired - Fee Related DE69029312T2 (en) 1989-09-25 1990-09-21 Energy-saving circuit for controlling thin-film electroluminescent elements

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US (1) US5126727A (en)
EP (1) EP0420518B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH03205785A (en)
CA (1) CA2022971A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69029312T2 (en)

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EP0420518A2 (en) 1991-04-03
DE69029312T2 (en) 1997-05-22
EP0420518A3 (en) 1992-10-28
CA2022971A1 (en) 1991-03-26
EP0420518B1 (en) 1996-12-04
US5126727A (en) 1992-06-30
JPH03205785A (en) 1991-09-09

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